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Day 2 of the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament kicked off with a comeback win by the Canton Little Giants, who knocked off the Liberty Eagles by a score of 47-39.  Canton led by a score of 23-19 heading into the halftime, but Liberty outscored Canton 14-9 in the 3rd quarter to take a 33-32 lead.  Just […]

Down by seven at halftime, Monmouth-Roseville Titans stormed back and outscored the Illini West Chargers 26-12 in the second half to take Game 8 by a score of 43-36.  In what can very easily be called a tale of two halves, the Titans mustered just 17 points in the opening half headlined by poor shooting,

Despite a late scare from Southeastern, the top seeded Panthers of Camp Point Central held the lead from wire-to-wire to take Game 7 of the first round by a score of 47-36.  Though many of the counting stats were rather close, Central led second chance points 10-4 due to 11 offensive rebounds.  This game didn’t

Macomb has made a statement.  The message:  We aren’t just the hosts of this tournament…we also want to win the whole thing.  In an incredibly impressive wire-to-wire win, they handed the Hornets of Brown County a 78-32 loss in Game 6.  The Bombers started the game on a 22-0 run and didn’t let up.  Macomb

In a thrilling upset that turned into the closest Day 1 game thus far, Abingdon-Avon handed #4 seeded Pittsfield a 42-34 loss.  A seeded team had not lost in the first round of the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament since Eureka was upset in 2011.   But maybe it wasn’t as much of an upset as it appears…because

Before mid-December, Rockridge likely had their sights set on a #1 seed at the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament.  Then, a string of tough competition saw them limp into the holiday break losing 3 of their last 4 and they were awarded the #3 seed instead.  Because of this, many wondered what kind of team we’d be

Farmington uses three double-digit scorers to knock off 2-time defending champion Eureka, 49-39.  In his first MWHT game back from a second-consecutive MVP award, Eureka’s Tyler Heffren had an uncharacteristically poor shooting outing and the Hornets could not claw back.  Farmington advances to the quarterfinals for the seventh year in a row.  Shooting percentage was

Illini Bluffs flexed their muscles as the #2 seed in Game 2, storming away to a 62-28 win over the Liberty Eagles.  The Tigers got off to a very fast and effective start, leading 23-3 after the first quarter and 38-8 at halftime.  To their credit, Liberty did hold their own in the second half,

The 2023 version of the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament kicked off with the Titans of West Hancock taking a decisive win over the Little Giants of Canton, 52-29.  Leading by nine points at the break, West Hancock turned it on and outscored Canton 19-4 in the 3rd quarter. West Hancock was led in scoring by Lewis

Macomb, Ill. — The seeds and bracket are set for the 77th annual Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament. Sixteen teams will make their final preparations before descending on the campus of Western Illinois University for three days of loaded action and between some of the best teams across central and western Illinois. On the heels of its